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  1. CAMP HERO PremiumApplications are open for a leadership and wellbeing camp

  2. SWFL Exclusive PremiumBulls coach applying a fresh coat of paint

  3. RENEWABLE FUTUREPremiumCollie’s Griffin Coal given green light to extend operations

  4. AgricultureCommentsPremiumWA farmers beg for higher supermarket milk prices

  5. WOMEN PremiumSounds Like Harvey is returning for 2026

Waroona Warriors have entered the new year.

CricketPremiumWarriors unable to keep up momentum against Pinjarra

The Waroona Warriors were downed by Pinjarra last Saturday. 

Aimie Lewis

The Harvey Farm Barn has opened for 2026.

SUNFLOWER TIME PremiumSunflower season at Harvey Farm Barn has begun

Harvey Farm Barn has opened its doors for another season, giving visitors a chance relax amongst paddocks of flowers.

Rose Patane

Professor Kingsley Dixon pictured at his lab in Shenton Park. Ian Munro

NATIONAL HONOURPremiumKingsley Dixon named WA’s Senior Australian of the Year

Professor Kingsley Dixon has been recognised for his lifelong work protecting and restoring Western Australia’s fragile natural world.

Caitlin Vinci

Marron fishing inspection point.

Marron seasonPremiumMulti-agency crack down on illegal marroning in South West

Authorities are pushing back against illegal fishing activity this year, with a multi-agency crackdown on marron fishing in South West waterways. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

A new enclosed dog park has opened in the Shire of Harvey.

DOG PARKPremiumEnclosed dog park opened in Harvey

The Shire of Harvey has officially opened a new place for furry friends to hang out and play. 

Rose Patane

Peninsula Downs owner Ross Woodhouse said the new hybrid solar system will save the business $40,000 a year in overall power bills.

SOLAR SOLUTION PremiumPeninsula Downs dairy farm transitions to hybrid energy

Western Australia’s biggest family-owned dairy farm is taking its future off-grid, and it’s already paying off. 

Madelin Hayes

Helen Punch is a vibroacoustic music practitioner.

MUSICAL THERAPY PremiumPremiumHave you heard of vibroacoustic therapy?

The sweet, delicate notes of a harp are not only soothing to the ears as one South West harpist is showing, using her musical talent to encourage well-being, relaxation and pain reduction.

Kurt Thompson bowling for Harvey-Benger against Marist earlier in the season.

CricketPremiumPremiumSecond grade won but not enough to make finals

Harvey-Benger second grade won in commanding fashion against bottom of the table Hay Park but it wasn’t enough to make the top four, missing finals by a solitary point.

Brunswick River Cottages have unveiled 12 new dwellings.

COUNCIL PremiumPremiumIndependent living units supported by shire of Harvey

Harvey councillors have voted in favour to support the development of independent living units in the shire and seek further assistance to enable additional projects.

Harvey Benger’s Owen Lind took a crucial catch before taking two wickets.

CricketPremiumDominant win sees fourth grade leap into finals

A dominant nine-wicket victory over Rising Stars in the final round of the season has seen Harvey-Benger fourth grade leap back into the top 4 and make the finals.

Rowan Morrison

The Harvey-Benger women’s team after their semifinal win.

CricketPremiumHarvey-Benger women storm into grand final

Harvey-Benger first grade women have booked their place in the grand final with a commanding victory over Donnybrook in Sunday’s preliminary final.

Haydn Jones

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Kristina Mariah Calder and Joel Samuel Lee Williams were arrested on February 13, just one day after Ms Calder shared a video of the pair exploring Japan.

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WA TikTok influencer arrested on cocaine charges

A Mandurah influencer who shared videos of glamorous trips abroad has been grounded after being arrested on drug charges. 

Rachel Fenner

The parents of Cleo Smith — the young girl who was kidnapped from a WA campsite and held for 18 days — have closed the door on a difficult chapter in their lives.

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Cleo Smith family’s major life update years after kidnapping

The family of the young girl who was abducted from a WA campsite and held for 18 days have closed the door on a difficult chapter.

Kim Macdonald

Hailee Hildebrand was allowed out on day release, only four days after another suicide attempt inside the hospital’s youth mental health ward.

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Grieving mum’s plea: ‘They were meant to save her’

Stacey Hildebrandt is brokenhearted but insists she wants change — not sympathy — in the wake of her daughter’s suicide while she was an inpatient at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Jessica Page

Laurence Escalante arrives at the Perth Magistrates Court today. Michael Wilson

Courts & JusticePremiumDramatic scenes as billionaire faces nine new drug charges

Perth billionaire Laurence Escalante has been hit with a raft of new criminal charges as his minder clashed with media outside court in dramatic scenes.

Rebecca Le May

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Kristina Mariah Calder and Joel Samuel Lee Williams were arrested on February 13, just one day after Ms Calder shared a video of the pair exploring Japan.

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The West Australian exclusive
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WA TikTok influencer arrested on cocaine charges

A Mandurah influencer who shared videos of glamorous trips abroad has been grounded after being arrested on drug charges. 

Rachel Fenner

Chinese made cars now top the sales lists

AutomotiveCommentsPremiumChina No.1 source of new cars sparking intelligence warning

China is the biggest monthly source for new Australian cars for the first time ever and dominates the EV market. Japan had been the uninterrupted No.1 since 1998. Here’s why intelligence experts are worried.

Stephen Johnson

Qantas will send another A380 to the UK amid huge demand for flights to Europe.

TravelCommentsCommentsQantas puts on new flight for UK travellers

Qantas will introduce a new flight route from Sydney to the United Kingdom as travellers scramble to get to Europe amid the war in the Middle East. SEE THE DETAILS.

Home and Away filmed at Bullara Station

TVCommentsCommentsREVEALED: Home and Away WA filming locations

All the locations revealed: Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) make their highly anticipated return to Home and Away 7.00pm Monday, March 9.

Ben Harvey explains why Donald Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumWATCH: End game for three Hs of terror

Harvey explains why Trump has pragmatic and personal reasons for launching US attack on Iran given the regime’s funding of the three Hs of terror.

Regional News

Noel Brunning

NOEL ON-AIRPremiumSouth West TV icon marks 40 years on air in regional news

For 40 years, through shifting airwaves and changing screens, Noel Brunning has remained a steady voice and familiar face of regional news.

Yousuf Shameel

Tamara Gibbs is participating in the Hawaiian Ride For Youth charity event.

CharityCommentsMum goes from first ride to 700km marathon in months

Six months ago, Tamara Gibbs had never ridden a bike. Now the Perth mum is preparing to cycle 700km from Albany to Perth for a good cause.

Harriet Flinn

Walk to Defeat MND 2025.

WALK FOR ACCESSPremiumBunbury community invited to walk to defeat MND

The Bunbury community is being called on to come together for a powerful local cause, with registrations open for Walk to Defeat MND Bunbury 2026.

Yousuf Shameel

Leanne Pettersson was a regular user of the hospital facility before it closed.

HYDROTHERAPY POOLPremiumPremiumHydrotherapy pool users calls for an independent facility

Almost a year after Bunbury Regional Hospital’s hydrotherapy pool closed down permanently, the South West community are still feeling the ache of losing their valued facility.

Bunbury Fringe benefited from the State Government's $2.4 million investment into WA art projects

ArtsPremiumPremiumSouth West Arts projects nab portion of $2.4M investment

Three South West Arts projects have nabbed a portion of a $2.4M State Government Investment into WA artists.

Divers took to the water to help clean up at Busselton Jetty.

JETTY CLEAN Fifth annual underwater clean up held at Busselton Jetty

A group of dedicated volunteers took to the Busselton Jetty at the weekend as part of the fifth annual Busselton Jetty Underwater Clean up. 

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Goldman Sachs’ Chairman and CEO David Solomon.

CNBC newsPremiumBanking boss surprised by ‘benign’ market reaction to war

Goldman Sachs’ Chairman and CEO David Solomon said financial markets have had a surprisingly “benign” reaction to the Iran war, as the conflict enters its fifth day.

Sawdah Bhaimiya

Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

CNBC newsVideoCommentsPremium‘Limited’ flights back on in Dubai after Iran strikes

Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.

Leslie Josephs

Apple introduces iPhone 17e

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMore bang for buck in Apple’s new (and cheaper) iPhone 17e

Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push.

MacKenzie Sigalos

Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km south of Tehran, in April 2019.

CNBC newsThe countries most affected by Strait of Hormuz blockade

A prolonged closure of the Strait would likely lead to a further surge in oil prices, with some analysts seeing oil crossing $US100 per barrel.

Lee Ying Shan

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Wheelchairs for Kids co-founder Brother Olly Pickett pictured at the charity’s Wangara workshop.

WA NewsCommentsWest Aussie 83-year-old hero providing wheelchairs for kids

Despite being named Western Australian Senior of the Year and Australian Senior of the Year in 2025, Brother Olly Pickett has spent little time dwelling on the accolades.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Consumers have been urged not to eat Fresh ‘N’ Frozen Favour-ita Grated Coconut.

AustraliaCommentsHepatitis A contamination sparks urgent food recall

Supermarket shelves are being stripped and an urgent recall has been issued after a frozen food product was found to be contaminated with Hepatitis A.

Peta Rasdien

Fofrmer lifeguard Gareth Carney and Hakea Prison Deputy Supt Thomas Heap at Serpentine Falls.

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CommentsPremiumHero prison officer leaps into action to save ailing swimmer

Off-duty, half-clothed and still wearing socks, Hakea Prison Deputy Supt Thomas Heap did not think twice before diving into the water at Serpentine Falls to save a panicked swimmer.

Lucy Durack, who was a recipient at last year's West Australian of the Year awards, is urging Sandgropers to nominate the most spectacular and creative people in their communities as the 2026 nominations close.

Awards‘Huge honour’: Homegrown star heaps praise on WA Awards

As nominations draw to a close for the 2026 Western Australian of the Year, Lucy Durack is encouraging Sandgropers to shine a light on the creative — and quietly extraordinary — people in their own communities.

A 30-year-old Rivervale man has been charged with murder after a body was found on a gravel track in bushland at Yanchep. 9News

CrimeMurder charge after body found in bush

A man has been charged with murder after a body was discovered on a suburban bush track this week.

Electors passed a motion of no confidence in the City of Fremantle.

Local governmentCommentsPremiumNo confidence, no worries: City ignores electors’ concerns

The City of Fremantle is taking a ‘steady as she goes’ approach after electors declared they did not have confidence in how it was managing its finances.

Michael Palmer